if you have good credit you could try and take out a thousand dollars from your bank on a say, "car repair" loan.  people have done it before to flip $30,000 profits on cryptocurrencies in the past.  I was waiting for my BTC to arrive from coinbase between the time ltc was 2 bucks until they were $45.  I should've tried to convince my dad to take a loan out for it, since I have no credit.  of course, I'd never have gotten anywhere with the stubborn old bugger.  such is life